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Sahvir Wheeler prioritizes diet going into senior year at Kentucky

Jack Pilgrim

Photo by Dr. Michael Huang | Kentucky Sports Radio

Kentucky point guard Sahvir Wheeler is working on his body going into his senior season in Lexington.

John Calipari said in a recent interview on BBN Tonight that the 5-foot-9 playmaker put on “eight or nine pounds” last season when he missed time due to injury. During the spring, though, Wheeler “came in and lost weight,” something he credits to a cleaner diet.

Wheeler confirmed that he put on weight during the season, adding that it’s to be expected when you have the diet of a college athlete and are forced to stop your workouts for an extended period of time.